Pan Fried Catfish

Quick and easy for nice southern dinner. I made these with mac and cheese , corn bread and cabbage nice southern classic.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 (4 ounce) fillets catfish
• 1 cup milk
• 4 cloves garlic, minced

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together cornmeal, cayenne pepper, paprika and onion powder. Mix well. Pour mixture onto a large sheet of waxed paper.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Pour milk into a medium bowl. Dip catfish fillets into milk and hold up and let the milk drip off. Roll the milk-soaked fillet in the cornmeal mixture until completely covered. Set aside.
4. Fry the garlic in the hot skillet, but do not burn. Add the coated catfish fillets and cook for 5 to 7 minutes on each side, sprinkling salt on the fish after each turn. Cook until golden brown and fish flakes easily with a fork. Drain on paper towels.

Sweet Balsamic Salmon

We love salmon and I like to try new things with it since we eat it often. I marinaded 4 salmon fillets in a sweet balsamic marinade which was super easy to make. If you aren't as awesome as me then you can use any store marinade and it will still taste good. I served this with loaded baked potato and steamed veggies.

Marinade Ingredients

• 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup finely minced sweet onion
• cracked black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger paste
  

In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, oil, brown sugar, onion, and pepper. Pour over salmon, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours, turning meat occasionally.
Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Place salmon in shallow baking dish and add sliced onions. Bake for 15-20mins or until salmon is golden and glazed. Delish!

Grilled Mahi Mahi with Mango Ginger Chutney

I wanted to try out something new for dinner so I decided to make some grilled Mahi Mahi. This was so good. Recipe also works well with chicken. Or the pre made Ginger mango chutney that you can buy from Trader Joes. I used the george forman grill since its way too cold to go outdoors for grilling.

Ingredients

2 pounds mahi mahi
1 large ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and pureed 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons oil 3/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Mango Chutney
2 large ripe mangos, peeled, pitted, and chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
1/2 tablespoon lime zest
1/4 teaspoon allspice

Preparation

Rinse Mahi mahi and pat dry. Pierce surface of fish with a fork and place in a resealable plastic bag with pureed mango, balsamic vinegar, oil, salt and pepper. Seal bag and marinate in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight. Combine all chutney ingredients in a medium saucepan and stir well. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer over low heat for a few minutes more to cook off excess liquid; let cool. (May be made up to 2 weeks ahead. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator.) When ready to serve, remove fish from marinade and grill over medium coals for about 5 to 7 minutes on each side minutes, or until cooked through. Serve with Mango Chutney and rice.

Rosemary Salmon Burgers with Portobello Mushroom caps...And Sweet Potato Fries ! Yum

I wanted to try something new with salmon and these burgers were so good, very flavorful and the mushroom caps instead of buns made a nice juicy combination. I paired these burgers with home made sweet potato fries and turned out delicious . Nice healthy dinner!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds king salmon fillet, skinned and de-boned
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup minced red onion
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Prepare the salmon by cutting into strips, cutting the strips crosswise, and chopping the fish until well minced. Be sure to remove any remaining bones.
2. In a large bowl, mix the minced salmon with bread crumbs, red onion, Dijon mustard, horseradish, and eggs. Season with rosemary, salt, and pepper. Chill at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
3. Form the salmon mixture into 8 burger patties. Lightly coat each patty with olive oil.
4. Place salmon patties on the grill, and cook 8 mins.I used my George forman grill and the burgers turned out nice and juicy didn't miss the beef at all.
5. Grill 4 large mushroom caps to use instead of buns.
   

Sweet potato fries: Cut 2 large sweet potatoes into fries, place 2tbs Olive oil into zip lock bag, add seasoning salt, garlic powder and peper , shake....and bake for 40 turning fries every 20mins.

Cod with Italian Crumb Topping

This was scrumptious. I used a recipe I found on all recipes to give this cod a little more flavor. It turned out really good and is really healthy only 131 calories which is awesome considering some of the other dishes I've been making lately. On a side note, I dropped my camera and it started wiggin out so my LCD screen isn't working on it right now, this is why the picture is sideways.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 (3 ounce) fillets cod fillets
• 1 egg white, lightly beaten

• Directions

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a small shallow bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, cheese, cornmeal, oil, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and pepper; set aside.
• Coat the rack of a broiling pan with cooking spray. Place the cod on the rack, folding under any thin edges of the filets. Brush with the egg white, then spoon the crumb mixture evenly on top.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and is opaque all the way through

Teriyaki Mahi Mahi, Crab Legs,Garlic Mashed potatoes Yummy

Yummy, Ok so I have really been slacking on updating my blog. But this meal has been by far one of the yummiest dinners I have cooked in awhile and so deserves to be blogged about. Ok, little background info on this, I never have cooked Mahi Mahi before, or tried it so it was defiantly a new treat. Originally I wanted to cook Orange roughy but they didn't have any at the market... bummer. Mahi Mahi was on sale so I picked some of it up. I made a teryiaki marinade and let the mahi mahi sit in the fridge for 35mins to soak up some flavor. When it was ready I cooked on the george forman for about 5 mins then I poured the rest of the marinade over it and baked until done. OMG so good. The hubbie is a big seafood lover so steamed some crablegs and made some garlic mashed potatoes.

Mashed potatoes
6 idaho potatoes cut up boiled in broth
once done added 1/3 cup sour cream, 2 table spoons butter, 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup grated parmesean,1/4 c cheddar cheese, 2 roasted garlic cloves. Mix well . Serve

Crab Legs super easy :
Directions
In large steamer pot steam with old bay until done. Serve with garlic butter.

Super Easy Sesame Salmon

Ok ,so keeping with the good protein and Omega 3s . I wanted to throw something together that was easy and good and a twist on the usual Salmon.This was super easy and so yummy. I used this Soyaki Marinade from of course Trader Joe's. Marinaded it for 2 hours. Seasoned with fresh garlic ,sesame seeds, ginger , pinch of brown sugar. Made this with Baked sweet potato and steamed broccoli. Delish
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This isnt the best picture but decided to update this recipe with the Soyaki marinade I used.

Salmon Bake with Pecan Crunch Coating

Ok , so if you have been following along thus far you know I am on somewhat of a health kick. Or at least i try to be. So once again wanted to try something new with fish . I love salmon and had some on had . I found this recipe from allrecipes.com, which had 4.5 stars and 389 ratings/reviews i figured I'd make it some 300+ people couldn't be wrong... right? So after reading some of the reviews that were rated most helpful I made a few minor changes. First I used Italian bread crumbs instead of plain. I didn't have plain and didn't feel like toasting bread. So used 1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs and 4 Ritz butter crackers for the crumb mix and about 3/4 cup chopped pecans. I then baked it for 20mins on 350 ,then melted 1 tablespoon butter and drizzled it on top the fish (because some of the bread crumb mix wasn't toasted like i wanted. ) then baked for 8 more mins. I served this with Baked Sweet potato, and steamed fresh broccoli .

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 5 teaspoons honey
• 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
• 6 (4 ounce) fillets salmon
• salt and pepper to taste
• 6 lemon wedges

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a small bowl, mix together the mustard, butter, and honey. In another bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, pecans, and parsley.
2. Season each salmon fillet with salt and pepper. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush with mustard-honey mixture. Cover the top of each fillet with bread crumb mixture.
3. Bake for 10 minutes per inch of thickness, measured at thickest part, or until salmon just flakes when tested with a fork. Serve garnished with lemon wedges.

Ok So overall I give this recipe 3 stars . It was super easy, and a switch to plain salmon but still undecided on the flavor. Not sure how excited I will be to make this again. Was expecting more. Think it could used more Dijon and more honey. Next time will try it with the plain bread crumbs the Italian may have took away from the Dijon /honey mix . The baked sweet potato was sooooooo good. 5 stars , and so was the broccoli.

Baked Parmesan Perch

So I decided to limit my red meat intake and add more fish and lean meats into my diet. Its just much better the body for so many reasons. I had some perch and salmon on hand so wanted to try a twist on the usual baked fish. I found this recipe online at allrecipes.com . Most of the recipes that i will be reviewing will be from here. Its a great site, I love how you can change to serving amount to fit the number of people you need to cook for , also it gives you the nutrition info on all the recipes and great reviews. I used this basic recipe for "baked Parmesan Perch"
and added a few other ingredients to give it my own flavor.

Ingredients
5. pieces perch
1/4 cup. Italian bread crumbs instead of plain
3 tablespoons butter (actually used smart balance light butter spread)
1-tablespoon Onion flakes
couple shakes oregano (roughly 1 teaspoon) original recipe calls for basil didn't have any so sub for oregano.
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon-. Garlic powder

Mix all dry ingredients in small bowl, in 2nd bowl melt butter in microwave for 20 secs. Dip fish in butter then in bread crumb mix. Add to greased baking dish. Bake uncovered for 20 mins at 350 or until fish is flaky and good. (Side note, when i made this dish i forgot the paprika until the fish was already i the pan so I just added it to give a little color and flavor on top a few shakes.)


I made this with garlic mashed potatoes and steamed mixed veggies and garlic bread. ( pepperidge farm Texas toast to be exact omg i love that stuff. ) Give this recipe five stars was so good, and easy and had everything on hand which hardly ever happens. Also low in fat and calories for those that are counting, delicious source of protein ,great source of Omega-3 fatty acids, and Vitamin A.